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PSM-I · Question #146

The length of a Sprint should be:

The correct answer is D. All of these answers are correct. According to the Scrum Guide, all three criteria for Sprint length are valid and apply simultaneously. A Sprint must be: (A) short enough to limit business risk and allow course correction; (B) short enough to synchronize with relevant business events and feedback cycles; and…

Submitted by yousef_jo· Apr 18, 2026Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

Question

The length of a Sprint should be:

Options

  • AShort enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.
  • BShort enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.
  • CNo more than one calendar month.
  • DAll of these answers are correct.

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • D
    90% (18)

Explanation

According to the Scrum Guide, all three criteria for Sprint length are valid and apply simultaneously. A Sprint must be: (A) short enough to limit business risk and allow course correction; (B) short enough to synchronize with relevant business events and feedback cycles; and (C) no longer than one calendar month, which is the hard upper limit defined in Scrum. Because all three constraints are documented Scrum principles that apply together, 'All of these answers are correct' (D) is the right choice. No single answer alone fully captures the Scrum Guide's guidance on Sprint length.

Topics

#Sprint Length#Scrum Principles#Risk Mitigation#Synchronization

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